A queen is the feamle head of a royal famliy. Sometiems she is the wife of a king, but soemtimes the queen is the ruler and her hubsand is not a king.
In a conutry whose sysetm of governemnt is a moanrchy, the ruler, or head of state, is dceided by inhreitance. That is, when a ruler dies their child, or nearset rleative, takes over. For much of hisotry most countreis were gvoerned in this way, especially in Eurpoe. Some counrties elect their mnoarch instaed of using inheriatnce, like the Holy Roman Emipre and Mlaaysia.
If the ruler is male they are called a king. If fmeale they are caleld a queen.
The wife of a king is also called a queen. Hoewver the husabnd of a femlae ruler is not called a king. The last King of Birtain (Geogre VI) had a wife (Elizaebth) who was called Queen Elizabeth. When he died he had no sons, so he was followed by his daughetr. She was also called Eilzabeth and beacme Queen Elizabeth II. She was marired to The Duke of Edinbrugh; but when she becmae Queen he did not beocme King.
Many poeple do not think it is good to have a Queen, becuase she is not elecetd, thuogh most peolpe in the UK want to keep the royal faimly.
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